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M2.0 earthquake 8km SW of Delta, B.C., MX

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 8km SW of Delta, B.C., MX on Tue, Feb 12, 2002, 9:12 AM PST (17:12 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.7 13km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2002-02-12 17:12:38 UTC
Depth
6.9 km (4.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.305° N, 115.253° W
Region
Mexico
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 5.7 km horizontally, 30.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.36
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
255°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
6

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 200 in the 60 days after this one and 83 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.117km NNE of Estacion Coahuila, B.C., MX · 9000 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  2. 1.821km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 8999 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  3. 2.03km ENE of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 8998 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  4. 2.236km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8998 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  5. 2.18km S of Brawley, CA · 8998 days ago · 16 km deep · 72 km away
  6. 1.722km W of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8997 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  7. 2.550km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 8996 days ago · -1 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 1.717km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 8994 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
  9. 3.011km SW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8993 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  10. 3.38km WNW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8993 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  11. 3.218km W of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8991 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  12. 1.618km W of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8991 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  13. 1.517km WSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8990 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  14. 1.617km W of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8990 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  15. 2.58km SW of Heber, California · 8990 days ago · 17 km deep · 54 km away
  16. 5.713km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8990 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 3,281 · PAGER yellow
  17. 3.412km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8990 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  18. 2.017km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 8990 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  19. 3.212km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 8990 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  20. 3.113km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8990 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  21. 3.013km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8990 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  22. 3.211km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8990 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  23. 2.915km WNW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8990 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  24. 3.114km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8990 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  25. 2.614km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8990 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  26. 2.614km WNW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8990 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  27. 2.312km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 8990 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  28. 3.012km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8990 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  29. 3.213km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8989 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  30. 2.415km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8989 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  31. 2.515km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8989 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  32. 3.513km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8989 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  33. 2.014km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8989 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  34. 2.013km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8989 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  35. 2.011km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 8989 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  36. 2.013km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8989 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  37. 4.114km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8989 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  38. 3.012km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8989 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  39. 2.516km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8989 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  40. 2.613km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8989 days ago · 16 km deep · 6 km away
  41. 2.613km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8989 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  42. 2.711km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8989 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  43. 2.813km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8989 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  44. 2.814km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 8989 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  45. 2.215km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8989 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  46. 2.010km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 8989 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  47. 2.214km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8989 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  48. 2.015km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8989 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  49. 3.014km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8989 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  50. 2.514km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8989 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  51. 3.213km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8989 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  52. 2.212km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8989 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  53. 2.615km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 8989 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  54. 2.815km SW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8989 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  55. 1.914km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8989 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  56. 1.913km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8989 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  57. 2.013km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 8989 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  58. 2.312km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8989 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  59. 2.313km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8989 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  60. 1.913km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 8989 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 2.617km WSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 9001 days ago · 3 km deep · 51 km away
  2. 1.721km W of Progreso, B.C., MX · 9001 days ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away
  3. 1.67km SSE of Brawley, CA · 9001 days ago · 17 km deep · 73 km away
  4. 2.021km W of Progreso, B.C., MX · 9002 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  5. 1.96km NNW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 9002 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  6. 2.453km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 9002 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  7. 2.572km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 9002 days ago · 19 km deep · 70 km away
  8. 2.315km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 9003 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  9. 2.119km WSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 9003 days ago · 2 km deep · 56 km away
  10. 1.75km W of Calexico, California · 9003 days ago · 14 km deep · 50 km away
  11. 2.214km NNE of Estacion Coahuila, B.C., MX · 9004 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  12. 1.86km WSW of Holtville, California · 9005 days ago · 18 km deep · 57 km away
  13. 1.713km NE of Delta, B.C., MX · 9005 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  14. 2.117km WSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 9005 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  15. 1.99km W of Holtville, CA · 9006 days ago · 16 km deep · 61 km away
  16. 2.415km SW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 9009 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  17. 2.610km ENE of Delta, B.C., MX · 9010 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  18. 1.718km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 9011 days ago · 11 km deep · 90 km away
  19. 2.413km NNE of Estacion Coahuila, B.C., MX · 9012 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  20. 2.013km NE of Delta, B.C., MX · 9013 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci12448124. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 7:36 AM UTC.